Title: Accountant Senior Lead

State Role Title: Accountant Senior Lead

Hiring Range: Up to $74,500

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location: Office of the Attorney General

Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Candidates must have experience in Accounts Payable to ensure compliance with Commonwealth accounting policies and procedures. The candidate will assist in financial management by reviewing, reconciling, and reporting agency accounting transactions, while ensuring compliance with all applicable Federal and State regulations, statutes, policies and procedures. The candidate is responsible for maintaining complete audit trail of all fiscal transactions in accordance to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and the Department of Accounts Comptroller's Directives. The candidate must be proactive in ensuring a strong internal control environment to include: potential risks are reduced and/or communicated to management; data and reports are accurate and reliable; agency assets are safeguarded to prevent waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation; agency objectives are achieved by maximizing operation efficiency and effectiveness; and applicable laws, regulations, and policies are consistently followed.

Minimum Qualifications

• The successful candidate hired into this position must possess comprehensive and demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); governmental and general accounting principles and practices; and of automated financial accounting systems, uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards.
  
• The candidate must also possess the ability to think and problem solve creatively; to effectively manage and complete assignments independently and as a team member; manage multiple priorities; strong attention to detail; strong organizational and financial management skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; demonstrated success working in fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; and have high proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and automated financial systems.

Additional Considerations

Preference will be given to those candidates that possess a minimum of three years’ financial management experience; and graduation from college or university with major studies in Accounting, Finance, or related field; and experience with Cardinal Financial Application is highly preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for educational requirements.

Special Instructions

Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.

Contact Information

Name: OAG Recruitment

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.